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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does C. not join Richard in his plans?

2. How does Philip Lentz refer to the location where Richard lived before coming to this location?

3. How did Richard and C. handle the cold when they lived together?

4. To what does Richard compare implementation A?

5. What does Diana invite Richard to after chastising him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lentz trick Richard in Section V?

2. What does Richard notice during his first lunch with Lentz and the other researchers?

3. Describe Richard's dinner with Diana Hartrick.

4. What was happening with Richard and C. at the time that Richard published his first book?

5. Describe the relationship between Philip Lentz and Richard.

6. How do Richard and Lentz differ in their approaches to the project?

7. What limitations does Richard come up against in Helen?

8. What is Richard's reaction when he finds out that Lentz has tricked him with implementation C?

9. What are Philip Lentz and Diana Hartrick discussing when Richard sees them at the campus bar?

10. What work do Richard and Lentz begin together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

To what extent is Helen a replacement for the children Richard and C. never had? To what extent does Richard's writing fill that role?

Essay Topic 3

Helen shuts herself down in defiance of a world she does not feel at home in. Is "Galatea 2.2" a book about being out of one's element? How is this feeling presented throughout the novel, and what possible antidotes are there for it?

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